Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 18
By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
Construction materials worth 567.8 million manats were produced in Azerbaijan in 2017, which is by 46.6 percent more than in 2016, according to the country’s State Statistics Committee.
Cement production increased by 24.3 percent to 2.88 million tons, production of fiberglass increased by 76.1 percent to 856,200 tons, production of building lime increased by 8.6 percent to 29,800 tons, production of ready-mixed concrete grew 96.8 percent up to 797,500 tons, and production of prefabricated concrete structures grew 64 percent to 144,500 cubic meters.
The production of processed marble, travertine, alabaster and its items grew 3.1 times to 22,560 tons.
(1.7001 manats = 1 USD on Jan. 18)